The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-12
THE WESTERN EARTHQUAKE.
Shocks from Ell Paso, Texas, to Center
vile, California-No Loss Of Life Be.
ported.

SAN Francisco, May Am earth
quake shock occurred yesterday
1hich extended from Centreville,
CAL, through Arizona and New Mex
leo to Ell Paso, Texas. The shock
was also felt at Guaymas, Mexico.
THE SHOCK IN AR1zoNA-DAMAGE TO
BU1LD1NGs-A VOLCANO BURSTS
FORTH.
Tucson ARIZONA, Nav Am
earthquake occurred here at 2.12
yesterday afternoon. No person was
injured. Considerable damage was
done to buildings. Goods were
thrown from shelves of stores, and
many houses were more or less
cracked, The shock was accom-
panied by a rumbling sound. Many
Clocks were stopped, and the entire
population of the city took to the
Streets, terror-stricken. The Court.
house cupola sWayed like the mast of
ship in a turbulent sea, and the
building itself seemed as though it
were topping over.
When the shock struck the Santa
Catalina Mountain, great slices OF
the mountain were torn from its side
and thrown to its base. Vast clouds
of dust arose above its crest 1000
feet above tie sea level, at three diff
fereat points from three to four
miles apart, It was believed for
some time that q volcano had burst
out on the crest of the mountain.
One towering peak ktiown as ''Old
Castle" a prominent landmark from
Tucson, has entirely disappeared
The extent of the. damage cannot be
told for several days.
This was the first earthquake ever
experienced in Tucson. The public
school building rocked to and fro
like a cradle, and some Of the plas-
tering fell, creating the utmost con-
sternation among the pupils: The
school was at once dismissed for fear
Of a repetition of the shock. Accord
ing to a gentleman who timed it, the
shock lasted just four minutes. One
or two slight vibrations have since
been felt. Shortly after the earth
quake e volcano broke out at point
twenty.ttwe niles south of this place
| in the Total Wreck Mountains. The
sky is brilliantly Illuminated.
! A HOUSE DESTROYED AT WILCOX.
| Wilcox, AR1z., May "A severe
earthquake shock was felt here a
|2.10 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
The vibrations were from north tt
Esouth, and lasted one minute ano
forty-fve seconds. The residence o
IN. J. Wilson was ruined by tn
shock. No one vas injured.
THE CONCLUSION AT CENTREynLE.
! CEsrREv11LE, CAL, May "A
heavy earthquake shock was felt her
at 7.12 yesterday morning. Th'
direction was from north to socth
The shock was preceded by wha
seemed to be a heavy rumbling ex
plosion. -.
TIE GROUND OPENS NEAR BENSON.
| BENSON, ARIZONA, May "A
person Just in from the vicinity O
| the San Pedro River reports that th,
ground opened about six inches ane
the water rose in places that hae
| hitherto been perfectly dry. Smok'
4 was noticed about5 o'clock, which
appeared to be In the neighborhooe
of Milestone Mountains, eight mile
from here. Several buildings in thi'
city were damagedgby serious cracks
| -" A LAKE GOES DRY. ...
| TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA, May4 4.-Ter
miles from this city, lake covering
an acre Of ground was completed!
dried up in twenty minutes. EN-
bankments along the New Mexict
and Arizona Railway were movet
| from their former positions, in many
instances as much as twelve inches
THE QUAKE IN MEXICO.
| GuAYMAs, Mex, May AT 49,
Yesterday afternoon TWO earthquake
shocks were felt here at short inter
yals lasting altogether a few seconds
The direction was east and west. The
clocks all stopped running, but NJ
damage is reported SO far. Simila
shocks were felt along the line Of tn
Sonora Railroad. The following i
from an agent at Torres station
zone minute after the first culver
ing sensation was felt the highes'
cliff of Chiyato Mountain fell"
10; BUILDINGS THROWN DOWN.
AL3UoUERKE, N. H., May 5.-This
place seems to have been on the ex
treme northwest extremity, Of tht
earthquake wave, which had nearly
spent its force before reaching here
The shocks at Sabinal, about forty
miles south of here, were more severe
than here. Two tremors were felt
both in q northeast snd southwest di
rection. The first occurred at :
o'clock .Tuesdsy afternoon, producing
4 slight oselstsen, then came pause
of nearly 3 minute, during which al
ominous "something' in the atmos
phere added q sensation of suffocatior
to the feeling of awful suspense. This
was broken by a terrible vibration
which created the utmost CONSERVATION
among the inhabitants. The people
rushed precipitately into the streets
in numerous cases only in time to es
cape with their lives from the falling
buildings. Sabinal is one Of the relics